Call me REALLY old fashioned, but Christmas isn't Christmas without the Montivani and Percy Faith orchestras. Also, I ahven't had Christmas until I hear Mel Torme sing "Chestnuts roasting by an open fire; Jack Frost nipping at your toes..." etc.

Originally posted by eddiebo Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas w/ Monty Budwig on bass. Been istening to that one a lot lately. Not only a great holiday record but also a superior jazz performance

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I watched the TV Special last night(Charlie Brown Christmas)...afterwards, I charted out the walking/swing part to "Linus & Lucy"; it's out there. The 1st break, done in a quasi-Bossa, is pretty cut & dried...the 2nd break, done in a swing, is nuts!

Is there a more tune that exhibits melancholy more so than "Christmas Time Is Here"?

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Is there a more tune that exhibits melancholy more so than "Christmas Time Is Here"?

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Maybe we need to do a "Melancholy Christmas" thread. The song you mention is, indeed, melancholy. But I have to add "I'll Be Home for Christmas (If only in My Dreams.") I also have to add Elvis' "I'll Have a Blue Christmas Without You" which has been done by some other artists and can sound truly sad. The song "Greensleeves" is very melancholy, too. Also, "I Wonder As I Wander." Even "Silent Night" can be played in a sorrowful way.

There are many others. I just have to think of them. Maybe it is fitting. I've read that lots of folks suffer from depression at Christmas time.